Improve your listening and writing skills by filling in the blanks of the song lyrics. This is the song Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
These activities are designed for Beginners and Intermediates so that they can learn new vocabulary related to a specific topic in a quick and fun way.
Exercise
Fill in the missing words. ⇩
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Grammar – Contractions & Slang in Songs 
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- Often lyrics use an informal type of vocabulary. This is why we find things like contractions and slang words. Here are some examples of contractions and slang often used in lyrics:
– don’tcha = don’t you - – ain’t = am not, is not, are not, has not or have not
- – ’cause / ‘coz = because
– -in’ ending like in thinkin’ or losin’ (it looses the g in -ing to sound more informal)
– dunno = don’t know - – lemme = let me
- – gimme = give me
- – gonna = going to
- – gotta = got to
- – wanna = want to
- – kinda = kind of
I couldn’t understand what he said
Too much music to listen well
It seems that his voice of musician was difficult to hear at all, but it was good for learners to practice the language one way or another.
Lesson completed
It’s very difficult to understand